that is your take on how close we may or may not be to a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff? >>guest: we have a framework on taxes. they are working out a deal on the massive spending hikes. taking an amount to it as the president said, not a scalpel and it could be too deep. we are a way of from dealing with that. but i make the point that it is still not clear whether a deal like this could make it through the senate. it seems likely the republican leader is on it but the bigger question is, will it get through the house of representatives republicans? conservatives will be frustrated there is no spending cut? also, republicans today are saying they were inflamed with their opposition hardened that the president came out and pointed his finger at republicans and made it like a campaign-style i vent and senator john mccain ripped it to the president saying that is not how he should do it in the final hours. >> it is the time for presidential leadership. it is time to stop the cheerleading the time to stop the campaign. the president won. we know that. he won fair and square.